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Coronapocalypsed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening resembles a minor apocalypse, chiefly in its effects on stair navigation. Ghislaine became Coronapocalypsed halfway upstairs and treated the banister as emergency infrastructure. Corpuscled adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a small, well-contained unit of college life. Dorretta was Corpuscled by the third round, compactly settled beneath the college noticeboard. CorrectThinked adj. Drunk, with the result that every route to bed appears properly planned until the first step. Roneesha was CorrectThinked and confidently selected the steepest staircase in the building. Corriedaled adj. Drunk by closing time, and useful for both wool and quiet persistence. Yonis was Corriedaled by closing time, warm in his jumper and reluctant to move. Corsican cursed adj. Loosened by drink into a low, spreading sprawl that reaches every step of the staircase. Valoria became Corsican cursed and occupied the bottom three stairs without intending to. Corsican minted adj. Emboldened by drink to release a pennyroyal breath before attempting a perfectly ordinary turn. Romero went Corsican minted at the doorway and announced the minty evidence to everyone nearby. Corsican pined adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, darkly evergreen pace of someone descending one stair at a time. Courtlynn came Corsican pined down the staircase, pausing thoughtfully at every landing. Corsicanned (/ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a precarious sense of balance, correcting every wobble with unnecessary precision. Zella crossed the landing Corsicanned, correcting each sway as though steering a small vessel. Corsicannessed adj. Drunk and suddenly convinced that every wobble is a matter of personal distinction. Darlien became Corsicannessed and corrected the waiter on the proper angle of his standing. Corsied adj. Still drunk, and present only as an indistinct historical population near the coats. Quannell was Corsied among the coats, a small population with no clear route home. Corsoed adj. Drunk in a way that makes a companion, guardian and hunter of one person, to everyone else's inconvenience. Lew got Corsoed and appointed himself guardian of the buffet for the remainder of the evening. Cortez sea chubbed adj. Drunk to the point where balance has become a broad, side-to-side aquatic motion. Adriunna went Cortez sea chubbed across the lounge, advancing by gentle lateral sway. Cortinaed adj. Drunk enough to handle every corner like a large family car with a tired suspension. Shanequah took the landing Cortinaed, swinging wide enough to inconvenience the umbrella stand. Corvetted (/kɔːɹˈvɛtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of measured steering, but still attempting sports-car entries into narrow doorways. Erbey arrived Corvetted at the kitchen, taking the doorway with unnecessary speed. Cory's shearwatered adj. Drunk beyond reliable forward progress, gliding from one piece of furniture to the next. Jarmaris went Cory's shearwatered between the sofa and the stairs, never quite touching the floor properly. Corybanted adj. Drunk to the extent of drumming on available surfaces and regarding the resulting noise as ceremonial. Willfred got Corybanted and supplied percussion on the landlord's carefully polished counter.